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50 facts about food insecurity in America

SNAP reliance and benefits by state

A 'SNAP welcomed here' sign at the entrance of a Big Lots store in Portland, Oregon.

Limited hospital access disproportionately harms people incarcerated in rural areas

Close up of a single strand of barbed wire above a fence with a correctional facility in the background.

The Supreme Court is more interested in Second Amendment cases than ever before

U.S. Supreme Court Police direct visitors from behind security barriers in front of court building, which is obscured in construction scaffolding, on the first day of the Court’s new term on October 06, 2025 in Washington, DC.

States hope to use rural health money to keep doctors, combat chronic disease

A high school student getting his blood pressure checked at a mobile medical clinic in Terre Haute South High School, Indiana.

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No, don't put your wet phone in rice: Popular phone myths debunked, according to science

Person's hands plugging a low battery phone into a charger

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In Detroit, a building is transformed into permanent housing for veterans experiencing homelessness

Freddie Tucker stands outside 211 Glendale, a property in Detroit that converted 60 transitional units into permanent housing units for veterans exiting homelessness.

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How your family can recover after a home burglary

A blurred image of a burglar with a flashlight entering a home

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Rural people don't practice religion more than their urban counterparts, survey shows

A rural church

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5 of the biggest gold heists you've never heard of

Light gold bank vault door, closed.

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What's driving the gender gap in EV popularity?

A man charges an electric vehicle while looking at his smartphone

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The 10 best US cities for public transportation

Chicago's elevated train at night

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Pedestrian deaths have skyrocketed. Is there a solution in sight?

A crosswalk signal

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Here's how to support transgender youth, according to trans teens

Transgender teen, Gavin Grimm, left, and Vanessa Ford, right, mother of a transgender child, join a protest outside White House in support of trans students on February 20, 2017 in Washington DC. Grimm is requesting to be allowed to use the boys' restroom at Gloucester High School. The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear his case.

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Which cities attract the most cockroaches?

Dead cockroaches being viewed through a magnifying glass